City profileNew JerseyFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Jersey City get?
Jersey City received $322.1 million in federal awards in FY2025: $1,067 per resident, 87th of 99 large cities by total.In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $322.1 million in awards whose place of performance is Jersey City, NJ, about $1,067 per resident.
Jersey City is 87th of 99 large cities per resident
Federal awards per resident, FY2025, the 99 largest US cities on this site. Dashed line: median city.
What the money is
That is up 8.0% from FY2024 ($298.3 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 8.5%. The largest share came as direct payments ($218.9 million). The Department of Housing and Urban Development obligated the most ($157.4 million), and the largest program was Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers ($83.0 million). By this measure Jersey City ranks 87th of the 99 large US cities on this site.
What is counted: contracts, grants, loans and payments that agencies report with this city as the place of performance (USAspending.gov city name JERSEY CITY, state NJ). Payments to individuals, such as Social Security, are published only as county totals to protect privacy, so most of them do not show up at city level. For the full picture see the New Jersey page, which includes those payments.
Federal money to Jersey City by year
Jersey City: $322M in FY2025, up 8% on FY2019
Federal award obligations by fiscal year and type, FY2018–FY2026, nominal dollars. FY26* is preliminary and still filling in.
- Insurance and other
- Loans (subsidy cost)
- Direct payments
- Grants
- Contracts
View every year as a table
| Fiscal year | Contracts | Grants | Direct payments | Loans | Insurance and other | Total | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | $60.5M | $51.8M | $163.4M | -$16.0M | $0 | $259.8M | – |
| FY2019 | $108.7M | $66.4M | $142.8M | -$21.0M | $1,635 | $296.9M | – |
| FY2020 | $74.5M | $101.1M | $143.8M | -$1.7M | $84,992 | $317.8M | $1,089 |
| FY2021 | $50.6M | $190.7M | $312.1M | -$8.2M | $301,902 | $545.5M | $1,913 |
| FY2022 | $90.0M | $48.2M | $155.6M | -$12.0M | $5.0M | $286.8M | $982 |
| FY2023 | $87.7M | $80.3M | $165.4M | -$13.2M | $30,775 | $320.2M | $1,076 |
| FY2024 | $79.0M | $62.8M | $165.0M | -$8.7M | $268,880 | $298.3M | $992 |
| FY2025 | $71.2M | $50.8M | $218.9M | -$18.8M | $31,437 | $322.1M | $1,067 |
| FY2026* | $119.7M | $55.0M | $203.8M | -$5.4M | $45,899 | $373.1M | – |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Cities with similar totals
Jersey City and the cities ranked either side of it
FY2025 federal awards performed in each city, total dollars.
| Corpus Christi, TX | $353.3 million |
| Lubbock, TX | $341.5 million |
| Jersey City, NJ (this page) | $322.1 million |
| Toledo, OH | $289.1 million |
| Chula Vista, CA | $180.6 million |
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Jersey City, and the largest federal programs. Programs are federal Assistance Listings (formerly CFDA numbers); contracts have no listing number, so they do not appear there.
Top awarding agencies
| Agency | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | $157.4 million | 48.9% |
| Department of Education | $79.7 million | 24.7% |
| Department of Defense | $58.8 million | 18.2% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $13.2 million | 4.1% |
| Department of Justice | $4.2 million | 1.3% |
| General Services Administration | $2.7 million | 0.8% |
| Agency for International Development | $1.2 million | 0.4% |
| Department of Transportation | $1.1 million | 0.3% |
| Department of Homeland Security | $1.0 million | 0.3% |
| Department of the Treasury | $700,338 | 0.2% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers Assistance Listing 14.871 | $83.0 million | 25.8% |
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $74.2 million | 23.0% |
| Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA) Assistance Listing 14.195 | $52.9 million | 16.4% |
| Public Housing Operating Fund Assistance Listing 14.850 | $13.5 million | 4.2% |
| Public Housing Capital Fund Assistance Listing 14.872 | $10.5 million | 3.3% |
| Health Center Program Assistance Listing 93.224 | $7.3 million | 2.3% |
| Mainstream Vouchers Assistance Listing 14.879 | $6.3 million | 2.0% |
| Continuum of Care Program Assistance Listing 14.267 | $5.0 million | 1.5% |
| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance Assistance Listing 93.243 | $2.6 million | 0.8% |
| Home Investment Partnerships Program Assistance Listing 14.239 | $2.4 million | 0.7% |
Nearby on this site
Universities in Jersey City
Questions and answers
- How much federal money does Jersey City get?
- $322.1 million in FY2025 in awards performed in Jersey City, NJ, according to USAspending.gov. That excludes most payments to individuals, which are published only by county.
- How much is that per resident?
- About $1,067 per resident, using the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate of 302,013 people.
- Which agency spends the most in Jersey City?
- The Department of Housing and Urban Development, with $157.4 million in FY2025.
Sources and notes
- USAspending.gov (U.S. Department of the Treasury), API endpoints spending_over_time and spending_by_category, filtered by place of performance city (JERSEY CITY) in NJ, fiscal years 2018–2026. Amounts are obligations in nominal dollars. Data retrieved 2026-10-04. Public domain.
- U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 city estimates (Jersey City city).
- How the figures are built, and what they leave out: sources and methods.